My ts 75 hasn't been cutting correctly. What I mean is this. I adjusted the saw as suggested in the tutorial on the Festool USA site. I then replaced the splinter guard on most of my tracks. I then cut them. But, when I use them, the edge guard has little notches put into it. Those notches is at the point where I plunge the saw. I also noticed that in the cuts where I plunge out of, there is a little concave subtraction of material. I spent a few days trying to tune it up, but I'm confused as what should be base line for adjustments of the saw. In the tutorial, a point was made not to plunge in or out of a cut, but what if I'm tring trying not cut all the way through? I love this saw, but I'm at the point where I wanna throw it off the roof!
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EWTHeckman
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My guess is that your saw is loose on the track. There are two small green knobs on the base of the saw that control how tightly the saw grips the rail. They should be tight enough that you can't wiggle the saw on the track, but loose enough that it still moves freely.
Here's an excellent video on setting up the saw:
Intro_TS55-TS75.mov
Here's an excellent video on setting up the saw:
Intro_TS55-TS75.mov
Ken Nagrod
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rickets said:
You're better off calling Festool service department tomorrow. It sounds like you have other than normal adjustment issues with the saw, unless I'm just not understanding you well. Either way, they'll help you.
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Are you saying the saw isn't set perfectly at 0 degrees (90 degrees)?
well, i hate to admit it, but one day (without consulting any manuals) tried to 'tune' the saw and I did futz with those screws.
As far as run out goes, it's within limits. No real wiggle to the blade spindle and the such and I don't think the hinge mech is loose. I had adjusted it recently, and the cut quality greatly improved, but that was after a full day of checking the blade to work piece clearance.
The cuts are pritty on the money of 90 degrees.
As far as run out goes, it's within limits. No real wiggle to the blade spindle and the such and I don't think the hinge mech is loose. I had adjusted it recently, and the cut quality greatly improved, but that was after a full day of checking the blade to work piece clearance.
The cuts are pritty on the money of 90 degrees.
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Any luck at getting this figured out?
Sorry. I finally got the saw head on the same plane. It's a funny method, but i'll share.
I basically put the saw on a track (90 degree limit screw) and pushed down on the saw handle. Oh, forgot, I also loosened the angle knob on the back. Not with a lot of force, but enough that I could see some movement of the saw base and saw. Whatever movement there was, I tightened the screw a little at a time to take away that 'play'. It worked. I now noticed that when I unplunge at the end of a cut, it doesn't shave off some of the piece. It still rubs, but that's especially expected. I really didn't tighten it that much also. It ended up being a 1/32 of a turn from the previous position of the screw. Hope I made sence!
I basically put the saw on a track (90 degree limit screw) and pushed down on the saw handle. Oh, forgot, I also loosened the angle knob on the back. Not with a lot of force, but enough that I could see some movement of the saw base and saw. Whatever movement there was, I tightened the screw a little at a time to take away that 'play'. It worked. I now noticed that when I unplunge at the end of a cut, it doesn't shave off some of the piece. It still rubs, but that's especially expected. I really didn't tighten it that much also. It ended up being a 1/32 of a turn from the previous position of the screw. Hope I made sence!
